MIAMI CITY BALLET ends its landmark 25th Anniversary Season in South Florida with the company premiere of John Cranko’s acclaimed, full-evening production of ROMEO AND JULIET, the world’s most famous love story, set to the thrilling score by Sergei Prokofiev. Budgeted at over one million dollars, with an ensemble cast of more than 35 dancers, ROMEO AND JULIET promises to be the crowning highlight of MIAMI CITY BALLET’S extraordinary anniversary season, featuring four company premieres, a record number of dancers (50) and the return of live music with The Opus One Orchestra, 42-56 musicians strong, under the baton of maestro Gary
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Sheldon, supported by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of its Knight Arts Challenge.
In l962, John Cranko took the Stuttgart audience – and the rest of Europe and America – by storm with ROMEO AND JULIET, his youth-driven, intensely sensual setting of William Shakespeare’s masterpiece. Cranko’s ballet combines the drama and poetry of the play with lusty street scenes, Mercutio’s mocking, playful demeanor, Juliet’s transformation from a shy young girl to a woman in love and the fierce clan warfare between the Capulets and Montagues. Many critics consider it the most satisfying dance version of ROMEO AND JULIET, The New York Times calling it “Arguably the best dance treatment of Prokofiev’s celebrated score.”
“I am thrilled to present ROMEO AND JULIET to our South Florida audiences, remarks MIAMI CITY BALLET’s Founding Artistic Director Edward Villella. We are only one of four dance companies in the United States to be granted the rights to perform this magnificent ballet since its premiere in Stuttgart, Germany in l962, and it is glorious.”
Ticket sales for ROMEO AND JULIET are so brisk that additional performances have been added in Miami and West Palm Beach to accommodate audience 
demand.
The Company Premiere of ROMEO AND JULIET will be performed as follows:
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts (1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami)
Friday, March 25 at 7:00 p.m. (note early curtain time!)
Saturday, March 26 at 2 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 27 at 2 p.m & 7:30 p.m.
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach)
Friday, April 1 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 2 at 2 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 3 at 1p.m. & 7 p.m.
Broward Center for the Performing Arts (201 SW Fifth Ave., Ft. Lauderdale)
Friday, April 29 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 30 at 2 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 1 at 2 p.m.
Ticket prices start at just $20 and are on sale Monday-Friday 10am-5pm at MCB’s Box Office, 2200 Liberty Avenue, Miami Beach (22nd St. one block west of Collins Ave.) or by phone at (305) 929-7010 or toll-free (877) 929-7010. Select your own seat online 24/7 at www.miamicityballet.org. Student Tickets are available in advance, subject to availability with ID, at MCB’s Box Office. Group Discounts (10 or more) are available by calling (305) 929-7001 or toll-free (877) 929-7001.
Tickets are also on sale at:
Adrienne Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd. (305) 949-6722 ? arshtcenter.org
Broward Center, 201 SW Fifth Ave. (954) 462-0222 or toll-free (877) 311-7469 ? browardcenter.org
Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., (561) 832 7469 or toll-free (800) 572-8471 ? kravis.org
“Rush” Tickets (1/3 off ticket prices) are available at the theatre box office one and a half hours before performances, subject to availability in select locations. For complete information regarding ticket prices and performances, visit www.miamicityballet.org or call (305) 929-7010 or toll-free (877) 929-7010.
Audrey Love Charitable Foundation presents MIAMI CITY BALLET’S 25th Anniversary Season of dance. MIAMI CITY BALLET dedicates its 25th Anniversary Season to Founder Toby Lerner Ansin.